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December 14, 2008

2008 International Conference on Human Rights in China Convenes in Europe (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Co-hosted by Reporters Without Borders, the Liberal Party group in the European Parliament and the Taiwan Democratic Foundation, the 2008 International Conference on Human Rights in China convened at the European Parliament Headquarters in Brussels on October 2. The main goal of the conference was to appraise the human rights situation in China after the Olympic games, and to adopt a report for the United Nations to examine the human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist regime. Twelve International Human Rights organizations and several veteran European Parliament members attended the conference. In the seminar on the topic of freedom of religion and belief, representatives from the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG), Friends of Tibet, the Uyghur World Congress and other organizations made speeches exposing the recent abuse of religion and belief by the Chinese Communist regime. The subject of Falun Gong received wide attention.

Ms. Zhang Guiyun from Heilongjiang Province and Mr. Li Hongxi from Hebei Province Die under Persecution

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Ms. Zhang Guiyun Dies in Heilongjiang Province

Ms. Zhang Guiyun, 76, lived in Bajia Village, Changling Town, Hulan District, Harbin City. She began practicing Falun Dafa at the end of 1996, and all of her illnesses disappeared. She went to Beijing to appeal for justice after the persecution began on July 20, 1999. She was arrested three times. The first time, she was detained more than 40 days. The second time, she was released after she went on a hunger strike lasting 13 days. The third time, she was cruelly beaten. Four agents picked her up and then threw her down on the ground hard. Her body was covered with bruises after the beating. She absolutely refused to cooperate with the evil and shouted "Falun Dafa is good" repeatedly. She was released after 6-7 hours.

Australian and New Zealand Audiences Enthusiastic about the Divine Performing Arts Chinese Spectacular (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) In 2007, Divine Performing Arts (DPA) staged 82 shows of the Chinese Spectacular in 32 cities worldwide. Two hundred thousand people enjoyed the DPA performances. In 2008, two separate DPA companies staged 210 shows in 66 cities throughout the world, with an audience of six hundred thousand people.